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About Wahsohra Village

Wahsohra is a small village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 19 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahsohra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahsohra village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 44
Male Population 19
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,316
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahsohra compares

By the 2011 count Wahsohra is the 86th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Wahsohra

Wahsohra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wahsohra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wahsohra from other places

Wahsohra lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Wahsohra
Nearest town Shella 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 18 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 73 km

Villages closest to Wahsohra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Wahsohra

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahsohra village had a population of 44. That makes it the 86th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Wahsohra village has 19 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahsohra has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Wahsohra is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wahsohra falls under Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Wahsohra is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wahsohra.

Wahsohra is about 18 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahsohra is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 14 km away. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 18 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawkalang (4.6 km), Sohrarim (8.0 km) and Laitmawlong Wahpein (8.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Wahsohra today is likely to be higher.

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